| Full name | Arsenal Women Football Club Academy | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Hale End | |||
| Ground | Meadow Park | |||
| Capacity | 4,500 (1,700 seated) | |||
| Academy Manager | James Honeyman | |||
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Arsenal Women Football Club Academy (Arsenal W.F.C. Academy) is the youth academy of Arsenal Women Football Club. The academy operates for girls from 9 to 21 years old. [1] [2]
The academy has won three FA Girls Youth Cups in addition to other trophies lifted altogether. [2] [3] [4]
This is a list of former Arsenal W.F.C. Academy players who have gone on to represent their country at full international level. Players who are still at Arsenal, or play at another club on loan from Arsenal, are highlighted in bold.
Lily Agg 
Anita Asante 
Jade Bailey Paige Bailey-Gayle 
Vaila Barsley Lauren Bruton Laura Coombs Gemma Davison 
Anna Filbey Gilly Flaherty 
Silvana Flores Angharad James Lauren James Cherelle Khassal Chloe Kelly Hayley Ladd 
Taryn Rockall Vyan Sampson Lianne Sanderson Alex Scott 
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Arsenal Women Football Club, commonly referred to as just Arsenal unless distinguishing themselves from the men's team, is an English professional women's football club based in Islington, London, England. The club plays in the Women's Super League, the top tier of English women's football. Arsenal were founded in 1987 following an initiative by Vic Akers, who became the club's first, longest-serving, and most successful manager. He guided Arsenal to continued success until his departure in 2009, winning the most top-flight matches in English football history. The club have sustained this record, and have won the most doubles and trebles in English football history. Arsenal have also completed a record seven unbeaten league seasons, setting a number of English records for longest top-flight unbeaten run, for goals scored, and points won.
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